overshoot — o‧ver‧shoot [ˌəʊvəˈʆuːt ǁ ˌoʊvər ] verb overshot PTandPP [ ˈʆɒt ǁ ˈʆɑːt] [transitive] to go past a figure or level that was set as a limit or target: • Money supply grew at a rapid rate in January, and overshot the German central bank s 5.5%… … Financial and business terms

overshoot — overshoots, overshooting, overshot (The verb is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ʃu͟ːt[/t]]. The noun is pronounced [[t]o͟ʊvə(r)ʃuːt[/t]].) 1) VERB If you overshoot a place that you want to get to, you go past it by mistake. [V n] The plane apparently… … English dictionary